This is a great article on saturated fats, cholesterol, and general health. This is all I have been saying for years! It is a must read-please. The only thing-please don't use cocuconut oil to cook with! But the rest of the information is really applicable here :) http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/01/enjoy-satu...
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I think this is a good
I think this is a good concise article. It is so hard to explain this to people because the "good fat" argument (ie: no butter, meat etc) is so engrained in our culture. I was just talking to my neighbor who is nursing newborn TWINS and she was saying she is trying to lose more weight by cutting fat. I tolde her "I eat a lot of fat especially when I am breastfeeding" She said- "But you mean GOOD fat right?" and I said "Well, it depends on what you think of as good- I eat a lot of butter and red meat." Of course, unfortunately right now I am not the role model of health! But that is partially from my early 20's diet mistakes of thinking fat was the problem and becoming a vegetarian and eating huge amounts of carbs. ( And the Pill and antibiotics)
It is amazing in that chart that the largest source of calories in a day comes from grain desserts!
A really accessible book about this is "Real Food" by Nina Planck. Again- those of us with IC have to be aware of the things we can't eat- like coconut oil but other than that- this book is really useful. My husband is a teacher and he is going to give the book to the director of nutrition for our school district. It is such a shame they keep touting skim milk etc for the kids while still serving immense amounts of sugar.
By the way Dr Brizman- is coconut oil good for other people? I always used it for cooking for my family. Is it only an issue for IC?
Thanks
Deir
Coconut oil is touted to be so great for everyone. I dont think anything is great for everyone-really. We are all so unique. Coconut oil is problematic for those with IC bc of the high potassium and high antifungal properties, which, should be good conceivable, but, in essence, it can bring back your IC if you develop a full on coconut habit even after you are really well. Here and there would be fine. For the average person it is OK, but, again, many people may be sensitive to its strong antifungal and antbacterial properties over time. It would be like taking an antibiotic for the rest of your life-after a while, it can really adversely effect you by changing the balance in your intestines. So, yes, I think it is fine for people in general, but, it isnt something I would suggest overdoing.
I read that article this
I read that article this morning. I have never had an issue with high cholesterol but I would like to get it checked just to confirm my befief that eating fat does not raise cholesterol. I do know that eating this way has lowered my blood pressure. I was always pretty normal around 125/75. Now it is really low, sometimes too low at around 105/55, and I put pink himalayan salt on everything!
Christine
Good you found the pink salt-nothing like it! It is so nutritious and after you have had it, you never want regular salt again!
Matia, I always thought that
Matia, I always thought that safflower oil is good to cook with, because it doesn't burn at high temperatures the way olive oil does, but Dr. Mercola says to avoid it. What are our other options, please, for patients later i treatment??
I know avocado oil os good, bute very expensive. What about grapeseed oil?
Natasha
I use avocado oil for cooking-it IS expensive, but, since for cooking is not as much as for raw, like salads, it seems OK. I am fairly certain grapeseed is OK for cooking as well, although where a person is at in their recovery will matter on their oil choice, and avocado is much more gentle than grapeseed!